[Server-devel] XS server: raid 6 configuration with build 160, 161, 162 not ok

[Stefan Reitz]

On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 10:25 -0300, Martin Langhoff wrote: 

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Stefan Reitz <stefan_w_reitz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>  Something is fishy.

Definitely. Can you try an install based on a Fedora 7 liveCD?




I am currently downloading Fedora-7-Live-i686.iso. I will try installing it tonight.

Maybe the problem is really with the nVidia hardware. I used to like it but am seeing some bad (like more than usual for non intel products) press lately.

I'll keep you posted.





>  What do you think is going on?

Too many variables ATM - we need to narrow it down to

 - HW/driver or a problem in how the soft RAID was setup
 - Fedora getting its panties in a knot at the sight of a soft RAID
 - Our customisations not coping with RAID




I have all mainboard raid functions disabled. I trust md. I can pull the plug on my CentOS webserver anytime (my power company has done so many times) and nothing bad ever happened.

I also have the ACPI HPET table disabled as this seems necessary to make some linux distros (and solaris) boot in the first place. 



>  Anybody ever tried this using a different mobo / sata controller (mine is
> the on-board nVidia MCP61)?

I haven't tried RAID or that controller.

cheers,



m




so long 

Stefan



> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:25:37 -0300
> From: martin.langhoff at gmail.com
> To: stefan_w_reitz at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Server-devel] XS server: raid 6 configuration with build 160, 161, 162 not ok
> CC: wad at laptop.org; server-devel at lists.laptop.org
> 
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Stefan Reitz <stefan_w_reitz at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >  Something is fishy.
> 
> Definitely. Can you try an install based on a Fedora 7 liveCD?
> 
> >  What do you think is going on?
> 
> Too many variables ATM - we need to narrow it down to
> 
>  - HW/driver or a problem in how the soft RAID was setup
>  - Fedora getting its panties in a knot at the sight of a soft RAID
>  - Our customisations not coping with RAID
> 
> >  Anybody ever tried this using a different mobo / sata controller (mine is
> > the on-board nVidia MCP61)?
> 
> I haven't tried RAID or that controller.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> 
> 
> m
> -- 
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>  martin at laptop.org -- School Server Architect
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